Summary:
The 61953 zip code is home to a single high school, Tuscola High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Tuscola CUSD 301 district. With an enrollment of 296 students, Tuscola High School has a 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% and a dropout rate of 2.4%, both of which are better than the state averages.
Academically, Tuscola High School performs above the state average in 11th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency at 52.4%, but significantly underperforms the state in 11th-grade math and science proficiency at 14.6% and 40.2%, respectively. The school's overall district ranking is 444 out of 811 in Illinois, with a 2-out-of-5-star rating. This suggests there are opportunities for the school to improve its math and science curriculum and instruction to better support student achievement.
Tuscola High School serves a student population with a relatively high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 38.51%, indicating a sizable population from lower-income households. The school's per-student spending of $13,643 is higher than the state average, but its performance metrics indicate there may be opportunities to optimize the use of these resources to better support student success.
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